• Associated Press

Feb 20, 2024, 04:35 PM ET

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    Devers batted .271 with 33 homers and 100 RBIs in 153 games last year, but Boston finished last in the loaded AL East with a 78-84 record. The 27-year-old third baseman finalized a 10-year contract with the Red Sox in January 2023 that is worth $313.5 million.

    The Red Sox were mostly quiet over the winter. They signed right-hander Lucas Giolito to a $38.5 million, two-year contract, and acquired outfielder Tyler O’Neill and infielder Vaughn Grissom in trades. But they also shipped outfielder Alex Verdugo to the New York Yankees and parted with lefty Chris Sale in the deal with Atlanta that brought in Grissom.

    Boston ranked sixth in the majors last year with a .258 team batting average and its OPS of .748 was ninth. But it had a 4.52 team ERA, ranking 21st in the majors.

    “Everybody knows what we need,” Devers said. “You know what we need and they know what we need. It’s just there’s some things that I can’t say out loud. But everybody that knows the organization and knows the game knows what we need.”